Archive | April, 2010

O (bama) O (prah) O (+ or -) or A

Hey, cupcakes! Thank you all for the outpouring of support and love.  It brought me to tears (. . .and that don’t happen often, sis-tah). I spoke with Tom, my transplant coordinator today and . . .this is what I need from a potential kidney donor: I need a kidney from someone with an O […]

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Make Lemonade . . .

Hey, cupcakes! I’ve started this blog a dozen times and deleted it.  But now it’s time to finish it. When I was about 39-years-old, I found out that I had a genetic disease, polycystic kidney disease.  I wasn’t too concerned because I have always been in good general health, never smoked, never done any drugs, […]

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Found this great book and bought it.

If the quilt on the cover isn’t enough for you to lay out some cash, then I don’t know what would make you buy a book on quilt history. To be very honest, until I became involved with the Alliance for American Quilts, and their steadfast resolve to document all of our quilts and we, […]

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Cake Mix Cookie Recipe

You can have the Filet o’Fish . . . I WANT LEMON COOKIES! Remember the cookie I was yakking about in my blog the other day?   Well, I have a recipe that is similar and it’s super, super easy! Easy Lemon Cake Mix Cookie Recipe 1 pkg. lemon cake mix 1/4 c. oil 1/3 […]

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Out da Door — Again!

I’m off to two fabulous locations! This week I’ll see you in 2 countries! On Tuesday, I fly to Olympia, Washington to teach, lecture and host a charity auction! Immediately after that, I catch a plane to Calgary, Canada for Quilt Canada — where I lecture — twice!  One for entertainment, and one for business! […]

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April April April – it’s half over already?

Hey cupcakes! Machine Quilters Exposition This Thursday I leave for the Machine Quilters Exposition, MQX,  in Providence, Rhode Island . . . . . . and I can’t wait! I’m taking the Amtrak to the venue on Thursday morning, and returning to New Joisey on Friday night! Chooooo! Choooooooooooo! I’m super excited to debut my new […]

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Grilled Pizza, Red Velvet Cake, Scrappy Half-Squares, etc.

The other night . . . Jeff and I were invited to our friends, Toby and Glen Preston’s, house for dinner.    It was remarkable! Toby and Glen made GRILLED pizzas!  Topped with some of the most amazing fresh gourmet toppings!   Toby even made her pizza dough from scratch! After you make the pizza […]

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Hoppy Easter!!!!

I’m giving away some Aurifil Thread! They are my FAVORITE threads and I want to share the fabulocity that is Aurifil. Just make a comment here about Aurifil thread and later this week the Easter Bunny will put all of your names into a hat and pick a couple of names and send you some […]

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Shamed into posting!

So whatdayaknow?  I’m finally back to my blogging. . .it took long enough!  My FACEBOOKING had eaten my blogging time.  If you want to know what’s going on with me, minute-by-minute, “friend” me on Facebook.  Anyway, long story short, I’ve been nagged and shamed into posting!  Here ’tis! Things have been hectic and I’ll get […]

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